Occupational Therapist, Acute Care

About the Role

Upon referral and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, the Occupational Therapist (OT) uses clinical judgment to treat patients with actual or potential health problems. The OT is responsible for implementing OT programs to prevent disability from immobilization, surgery, disease, injury, or loss of body part; to restore function and return the patient to maximum potential. The OT will coordinate therapy activities with other health care disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivers quality treatment programs to patients ranging in age from pediatric to geriatric.
• Evaluates the physical status, functional abilities, and age-specific needs of patients to determine their current level of functioning, self-care, self-responsibility, independence, and quality of life.
• Develops and implements a treatment plan involving the patient, family, and social support systems: identifies interventions to reach reasonable goals; coordinates and collaborates on treatment options; advocates to enhance patients' social support systems, facilitates environmental modifications, and creates new support systems.
• Integrates discharge planning early in treatment based on continuing assessments and stated expectations for achieving treatment goals and objectives.
• Provides treatments based on established departmental guidelines and protocols.
• Utilizes all equipment appropriately and safely per established protocols, manufacturers' guidelines, and competency checklists.
• Completes all chart documentation according to established criteria.
• Provides written documentation that is legible, complete, and timely.
• Provides patient handouts that are effective and appropriate for patient understanding.
• Maintains professional competency by attending continuing education applicable to the specific patient population treated.
• Presents one in-service per year to OT staff.
• Supports organizational mission statement and goals.
• Complies with departmental safety precautions/procedures, including PPD, CPR, and safety fair.
• Uses safety precautions when transferring patients.
• Demonstrates time management skills by meeting productivity standards, using patient treatment time effectively, and utilizing time between patient treatments efficiently.
• Coordinates therapy activities with other health care disciplines.
• Utilizes resources appropriately.
• Participates in maintaining a clean, safe, and organized department.
• Performs duties in a professional manner demonstrating dependability, flexibility, and teamwork.
• Adheres to professional practice standards and guides for professional conduct.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient and employee medical information.
• Adapts to changes in assignments and/or new conditions in the work environment.
• Actively participates in intradepartmental and interdepartmental efforts to ensure high-quality, comprehensive care.
• Provides quality customer service.
• Makes accommodations in daily work schedule to meet patients' needs.
• Interacts with patients/families/other staff in a friendly and courteous manner.
• Complies with Quality of Service Behavior Guidelines.
• Demonstrates problem-solving by taking ownership of patient and organizational problems and working to resolve them.
• Demonstrates initiative by independently beginning new projects and/or resolving departmental issues.
• Demonstrates leadership by volunteering and completing new projects and/or resolving departmental issues when needed.
• Demonstrates decision-making by evaluating, establishing, and adapting treatment plans and making recommendations to providers.
• Communicates orally with patients/families/caregivers, peers, and supervisors in an appropriate and effective manner.
• Demonstrates professional interpersonal relationships with fellow therapists, providers, and supervisors.
• Accepts supervision in an open and professional manner, and implements recommendations/suggestions.
• Communicates with patients/families/caregivers, providers, peers, and supervisors in written form that is appropriate and effective.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology.
• Equipment operation.
• Basic to moderate computer skills to complete documentation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy.
• New graduates are acceptable.
• Occupational Therapist License (Oregon).
• National Provider Identifier required at hire.
• Basic Life Support within 2 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Orthopedic skills.
• Group dynamics.
• Equipment operation.
• Knowledge of patient assessment and treatment specific to patient load.

Additional Notes

• This position will have variable days of the week, start and end times.
• This position will float between Sunnyside and Westside hospitals as well as the ASC.
• Travel: Yes, 100% of the time.
• Work Setting: Onsite.